Carrier Hull Swap" as Ronald Reagan took over the duty from USS George Washington as the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Japan. The squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on November 28, 2017 when it returned from its patrol aboard USS Ronald Reagan. Between July 11 2019 and July 24 2019, VFA-115 and CVW-5 took part in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 in the Coral Sea. 2020s On May 19, 2021, VFA-115 deployed on the Ronald Reagan with CVW-5 to the North Arabian Sea. During the deployment, it took part in the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. They then returned on October 16. Home port assignments The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: NAS San Diego – 10 Oct 1942 NAS Pearl Harbor – 01 Nov 1942* NAS Barbers Point – 07 Nov 1942* NAF Nandi (in the Fiji Islands) – 28 Feb 1943* NAF Guadalcanal (Henderson Field) – 17 Apr 1943 NAS Alameda – 19 Aug 1943 NAS Hilo – 08 Apr 1944* NAS Barbers Point – 19 Jun 1944* NAS Alameda – 24 Feb 1945 NAAS Fallon – 30 Apr 1945* NAAS Santa Rosa – 26 Jul 1945 NAS Kahului – 22 Feb 1946 NAS San Diego – 26 Nov 1946 NAS Miramar – 15 Sep 1952 NAS Moffett Field – 08 Dec 1961† NAS Lemoore – 03 Apr 1963 NAS Whidbey Island – 01 Jan 1970 Naval Station Yokosuka (NAF Atsugi & NAF Misawa) – 05 Oct 1973** * Temporary shore assignment while the squadron conducted training in preparation for combat deployment. ** VA-115, along with CVW-5 and Midway (CVA 41), were part of a program to permanently assign a carrier and air wing to an overseas home port. Midway’s new home port was Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, and the squadron would normally operate out of NAF Atsugi or Misawa when the carrier was in NS Yokosuka. Aircraft assignment The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: TBF-1 Avenger – Oct 1942 TBM-1 Avenger – 13 Oct 1943 TBM-1C Avenger – Nov 1943 TBM-3 Avenger – 19 Dec 1944 TBM-3E Avenger – Apr 1945 TBM-3Q Avenger – Jan 1947 TBM-3W Avenger – Oct 1947 AD-1 Skyraider – Dec 1948 AD-2 Skyraider – 20 Dec 1948 AD-3Q Skyraider – Aug 1949 AD-4 Skyraider – Dec 1949 AD-4Q Skyraider – Jul 1950 AD-4L Skyraider – May 1951 AD-4NA Skyraider